Graduate Study

Programs

The Department of Psychology offers four doctoral degree programs:

Affective, Social, Cognitive PsychologyStudy the intricacies of human emotional and social processes from neuroscience and social perspectives, and learn to conduct research to better understand how these processes work and what they influence. Study how the mind works in areas such as memory, executive functions, reading and language processes, and unconscious cognition. You can also train in methods ranging from behavioral experiments to neural modeling, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), behavioral genetics and psychophysiology.

Clinical Child PsychologyOur clinical program focuses on conducting scientific research that allows you to assess, understand, and address child psychopathology and its many contributing environmental and social factors.

Note: Students in each program may also include a specialization in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.

Developmental Cognitive NeuroscienceIf you are interested in how biology relates to psychological development, consider this specialization, which is available to all graduate students in the department.